Mnoho psů, zajícova smrt: dilemata post-konfliktní rekonstrukce Kosova

Abstract

In this article the author argues that the development assistance provided to Kosovo helps to create a „like-unit“ of the international system. This assistance is provided according to donor guidelines and thus leads to the construction of a modern state as the basic unit of the international system. The conclusion the author came to states that the development assistance helps the external sovereignty of Kosovo, despite the fact that many members of the donor organisations do not recognise the existence of Kosovo. At the same time, the author argues that the very same assistance undermines the internal sovereignty of Kosovo, as it confirms, respects and thus enforces the ethnical cleavages in the society. As a tool of improvement, the author suggests the concept of „functional networking“, which might provide an alternative point of view on providing development assistance in dividend societies.